Verizon Wireless reported a slowdown in Q2 customer growth, though a lessening impact from T-Mobile US
Continued strong results from at least one rival seemed to have impacted Verizon Wireless' second-quarter results, though the carrier did surpass some expectations.
Verizon Wireless said it added just over...
Wireless unlimited: Can it survive? How?
One of the great debates over the past several months has been the sustainability of unlimited data. While both Sprint and T-Mobile US offer unlimited plans (although Sprint just eliminated their $50 iPhone offer in favor of “All-In,” described...
Verizon Wireless slashes roaming rates in Canada, Mexico, though falls short of T-Mobile US promo
Verizon Wireless updated its international roaming options on the heels of major revamps from rivals.
Verizon Wireless said that for $5 per month customers can now call Mexico and Canada for...
Aircel stand out winner with MTNL and Reliance bringing up the rear
Business newspaper LiveMint conducted a survey of 4,000 Indian cellphone customers to measure customer satisfaction as it relates to cellular providers. The poll found most people were happy, or at least content, with...
China Mobile claims 220 Mbps peak data transmission rates achieved during demo
SHANGHAI – China Mobile said it has carried out a demonstration inter-band LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands that achieved peak speeds of 220 megabits per...
Huawei unveiled 5G prototype during the MWC Shanghai 2015 event
SHANGHAI – Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei estimates that each country will need to allocate between 300 megahertz and 500 megahertz of spectrum for the future provisioning of “5G” services, according to the company’s deputy...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
U.S. Cellular guarantees a better plan than Verizon Wireless or AT&T Mobility or it pays $50
Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular is targeting rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless with a new promotion offering $50 to customers if the carrier can’t provide a “better plan”...
MetroPCS coverage expansion taps T-Mobile US' recent North America promotion
T-Mobile US is transferring some of its cross-border promotion to prepaid brand MetroPCS as it continues to battle against spirited rivals Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless.
MetroPCS customers currently on plans beginning at $40 per month...
Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile service linked exclusively to Sprint LTE network
Sprint continues to bolster the capabilities of its prepaid brands, which have been a significant part of the carrier’s recent growth.
The latest move sees its Boost Mobile brand launch its first mobile hot...
Sprint claims MaaS platform streamlines mobile management
Sprint furthered its attempt to lure enterprises with the launch of its “Mobility-as-a-Service” offer that it claims streamlines the management of multiline accounts for customers.
Businesses with at least 15 lines of service are eligible to share a bucket...
T-Mobile US plans keeping pressure on rivals Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint
Update: T-Mobile US have announced their new promotional plans. Click here for details.
T-Mobile US is not letting another robust quarter of customer growth keep it from continuing to pressure its rivals.
The carrier,...
Telecom regulator ARCEP expects to award the spectrum by year end
France formally launched plans toward auctioning 700 MHz spectrum band licenses, according to local press.
Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron and Secretary of State Axelle Lemaire are said to have approved telecommunications regulator ARCEP's proposed conditions...
T-Mobile US announces no-cost North America roaming plan; counters AT&T’s Mexico venture
T-Mobile US continues to update its “Un-carrier” promotions, with the latest move expanding services across North America.
T-Mobile US announced that beginning July 15, postpaid and prepaid customers will be able to place calls,...
New Helio offers ‘unlimited’ service, but stuck with 2G speeds
Perhaps showing that at least names never go out of style, the Helio brand is re-entering the domestic mobile virtual network operator market thanks to South Korean telecom provider UBI Telecom.
Helio-branded services are now being...
New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020
Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting each smartphone user that accesses such content will watch nearly one adult video each day...
While presenting on the topic of “5G” recently, I was asked: “Why are we making everything so complicated?” In that moment, as I surveyed the audience of principally telecom industry types – of which I proudly count myself as a member for the last...
Softbank deploys Procera platform in move to enhance LTE services
Procera Networks scored a significant carrier deal, announcing Japan’s Softbank had deployed its PacketLogic platform in order to enhance LTE services.
Procera said it secured the deal by providing “subscriber experience” visibility on top of...
1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support
Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, software-defined networking and cloud technology.
The one-year deals are valued at $727 million with China...
Brazil was chosen by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi as the company’s first market outside Asia to hold operations and manufacturing locally, which will be handled by Foxconn. Xiaomi begins its operations betting on direct sales —at least for now, the privately held company will...
Sprint eliminated video-streaming limitation, though states it will still ‘manage the network’
Connected with its recently launched “All-In” rate plans, Sprint this week also said it is removing its previous policy to limit video-streaming services to 600 kilobits per second, though it will still “manage...
Unlimited data rate plans have been officially off the market for some time, but the reality is that the biggest mobile operators still offer them to customers who insist. We have heard stories of existing customers demanding – and getting – a new smartphone while...
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto last Thursday and announced that the company would be investing approximately $3 billion to bring the new AT&T network up to global standards (full announcement here). Contained in the announcement are some specific...
Broadband spectrum auction rules to be posted on July 17
Mexico is getting ready to auction 700 MHz spectrum bands. Local media outlet El Financiero reported that the Ministry of Communications and Transport plans to publish the preliminary bidding conditions for the country's 700 MHz spectrum auction...
